Blessing Onyebuchi
Blessing Joy Onyebuchi is a Nigerian freestyle wrestler.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Blessing Joy Onyebuchi |
| Sport | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Sport | Amateur wrestling |
| Event(s) | Freestyle |
Medal record
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Career
In 2014, she won the bronze medal in the women's freestyle 75 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow, Scotland. Four years later at the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia she won the silver medal in the women's freestyle 76 kg event.[1]
At the 2015 African Games she won the silver medal in the women's 75 kg event.
At the 2019 African Wrestling Championships she won the gold medal in the women's freestyle 76 kg event.[2] She also represented Nigeria at the 2019 African Games and she won the gold medal in the women's 76 kg event. In 2019 she also competed at the World Beach Games where she won the gold medal in the women's +70 kg beach wrestling event.
In 2020, she won the silver medal in the women's freestyle 76 kg event at the 2020 African Wrestling Championships held in Algiers, Algeria.[3][4]
References
- Barker, Philip (12 April 2018). "Kumar and Wiebe stake claims for greatness with Commonwealth Games wrestling victories at Gold Coast 2018". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- Etchells, Daniel (30 March 2019). "Nigeria claim women's team title at African Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- Olanowski, Eric (8 February 2020). "Adekuoroye Climbs to World No. 1 After Winning Fifth African Title". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- "2020 African Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
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